UTICA, NY — A fiery explosion at a church in upstate New York on Feb. 17 caused "catastrophic" damage and injured five people, including the pastor and firefighters who had responded to reports of a ...

A freak gas leak blast levelled an upstate New York church Tuesday morning, sending four local firefighters and the pastor to the hospital in critical condition, state police said. The disaster began ...

An explosion at the Abundant Life Church in Boonville injured four firefighters and the pastor. First responders were initially called to the church for reports of a gas odor. All five injured ...

New York State Police are investigating after four firefighters and a pastor were injured in an explosion at the Abundant Life Fellowship church in Boonville, New York. Church leaders said their ...

New York State Police are investigating an explosion at Abundant Life Fellowship Church in Boonville, New York, that left five people injured Tuesday morning. Authorities said first responders were ...

Reports of a gas odor were made before the explosion at Abundant Life Church in Boonville, Oneida County, on Tuesday morning, WKTV and the Rome Sentinel reported. Update 2:22 p.m. ET Feb. 17: New York ...

Four firefighters and the pastor of Abundant Life Church were listed in critical but stable condition after an explosion and fire destroyed the church in Boonville, New York. According to New York ...

The aftermath of a fire at Abundant Life Fellowship church in Boonville on Tuesday, Feb. 17. — New York State Police Several firefighters and a pastor are fighting for their lives following a ...

The Diocese of Brooklyn is planning to take roughly 1,100 open sexual abuse lawsuits to independent mediation, likely leading to settlements that compensate survivors, but it may not be their ...

The Brooklyn Diocese has agreed to negotiate a “global” settlement to compensate 1,100 people who accused priests and staffers of child sex abuse — a figure that will likely run into hundreds of ...

The diocese, which also includes Queens, also said it would set aside hundreds of millions of dollars to settle accusations of child sexual abuse. By Christopher Maag The Diocese of Brooklyn said on ...

Parents at Saint Thomas the Apostle Catholic Academy say they are processing the news that their kids’ Catholic elementary school is one of the seven that will close at the end of the school year.